Samuel Constantine Maragos (August 19, 1922 – August 23, 2005) was an American politician from

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who served as a Democratic member of the

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from 1969 to 1980.

Biography

Maragos was born in

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on August 19, 1922. His family moved to

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where he was educated at Phil Sheridan Elementary and

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. During

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, Maragos served in the

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, eventually being discharged as a second lieutenant. He graduated from the

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in 1943 with a

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and from John Marshall Law School in 1948 with a

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. Maragos was active in the

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community as National President of the Pan Arcadian Federation of America and in the leadership of the Hellenic Democratic Club of Illinois. He and his wife Cleo Mavrick had four children. Maragos was sworn into the

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in 1969 where he served until his appointment to the

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on November 1, 1976. Maragos resigned from the

on December 3, 1980. He was succeeded by Glenn Dawson. He served as a judge for the Cook County Circuit Court from 1992 until his retirement in 1995. He died on August 23, 2005.Illinois Courts-Illinois Supreme Court-Annual Report-Memorials-2006, The Honorable Samuel C. Maragos, pg. 25

References

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